The adorable little Shetland will have to wait until he's four years old to attain the official Guinness World Records title.

Horse welfare and animal rights groups are offering $25,000 for information about the slaughter of members of a herd in Arizona.

The strapping Irish Draught cross gelding donated blood so that a fellow sanctuary resident could recover from a health crisis.

The actress, animal activist and equestrian badly injured her leg in a riding accident but lived to ride another day.

For one woman, rescuing unwanted and abused horses is more than a way of life; it’s also an "accidental" art form.

Queen Elizabeth II's beloved Fell pony, who watched her funeral procession, "will continue to be much-loved and cared for at the Royal Mews."

A lost horse returns safely home after running with a band of wild mustangs in northern Utah for eight years.

Would you allow your 9- and 11-year-old kids to travel alone hundreds of miles and across a border by pony cart?

The auction runs from October 3-12 and a range of ages and sexes is on offer from yearlings up to a 17-year-old gelding.

By sequencing and comparing DNA, researchers found that all donkeys can trace their family tree to one 'domestication event' in East Africa.